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=== Rail === Carmarthenshire is served by the main line railway services operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail]] and [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] which link [[London Paddington station|London Paddington]], [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]], {{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Swansea}} to southwest Wales. The main hub is [[Carmarthen railway station]] where some services from the east terminate. The line continues westwards with several branches which serve [[Pembroke Dock railway station|Pembroke Dock]], [[Milford Haven railway station|Milford Haven]] and [[Fishguard Harbour railway station|Fishguard Harbour]] (for the ferry to [[Rosslare Europort railway station|Rosslare Europort]] and connecting trains to [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Dublin Connolly]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2007/R14%20-%20South%20and%20Central%20Wales%20and%20Borders.pdf |title=Route 14 South and Central Wales and Borders |access-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607093327/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2007/R14%20-%20South%20and%20Central%20Wales%20and%20Borders.pdf |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Heart of Wales Line]] takes a scenic route through mid-Wales and links [[Llanelli]] with [[Craven Arms]], from where passengers can travel on the [[Welsh Marches Line]] to [[Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Heart of Wales railway line in danger |author=Williams, Sally |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/heart-wales-railway-line-danger-2116102 |newspaper=Wales Online |date=29 March 2013 |access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> Two heritage railways, the [[Gwili Railway]] and the [[Teifi Valley Railway]], use the track of the [[Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway]] that at one time ran from Carmarthen to Newcastle Emlyn, but did not reach [[Cardigan, Ceredigion|Cardigan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Local railway history |url=http://teifivalleyrailway.wales/history/local-railway-history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426093421/http://teifivalleyrailway.wales/history/local-railway-history.html |archive-date=26 April 2016 |access-date=18 April 2016 |publisher=Teifi Valley Railway}}</ref>
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